Gotta sign the petition

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FDA regulation ​ Despite the incredible promise that e-cigarettes hold for the millions of smokers in the U.S., the FDA has been decidedly hostile towards e-cigarettes and other reduced harm alternatives to smoking. The FDA attempted to characterize e-cigarettes as pharmaceutical products ,which would have resulted in a de facto ban. When that didn’t work, the FDA continued its war against tobacco harm reduction, misinforming the public about the relative risks associated with e-cigarette use. The FDA has announced that in April it will issue guidance on e-cigarettes and will regulate them as tobacco products. Depending on its approach, the FDA could effectively decimate the e-cigarette industry through excessive regulations. In light of the actions of the FDA to date, vapers should hold little hope that the FDA's proposed regulations will be reasonable. We need to take every opportunity to voice our concerns to those who are in a position to put pressure on the FDA, namely, the White House and Congress: 1. Sign the petition before February 13th at: http://wh.gov/E2hF But don't stop there! 2. Go to Whoismyrepresentative.com - Find Your Member of Congress by Zip Code and identify your senators and representatives in Congress. Fill out the provided web-based contact form, call, and send letters to your legislators letting them know: • How e-cigarettes have positively impacted your life. • You are concerned about the FDA’s announcement that it plans to issue a deeming regulation that would apply all of the restrictions within the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 ("Tobacco Act") to e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm252360.htm • Many of the Tobacco Act provisions, written with tobacco cigarettes in mind, are inappropriate for other tobacco products. • Refusing to allow sale of products introduced after February of 2007 may force all of the most effective e-cigarettes off the market. • You want legislation that will require the FDA to conduct an extensive study of the relative health risks of all tobacco and nicotine products before it can issue a deeming regulation under the Tobacco Act. Please take the time to let your congressional representatives and the White House know how important it is that the FDA is required to regulate e-cigarettes lightly and reasonably! 3. Sign up for the CASAA member mailing list at: http://casaa.org/Become_a_Member.html ~Cited from the CASAA CTA ​ pass it o

 

[myxomatosis]

Getting close I forecast we'll be 2.5k away COB today.